Savage was one of six companies to participate in the United States Army trials for a. The Model 1895 won a New York National Guard contract, but the contract was cancelled due to political controversy. Savage introduced the first hammerless lever-action rifle, the Model 1895, derived from Arthur Savage's Model 1892 rifle that he had designed for Colt in a failed bid for a US Army rifle contract that instead was won by the Krag–Jørgensen design. Within 20 years they were producing rifles, handguns, and ammunition. ![]() Savage Arms was founded in 1894 by Arthur Savage in Utica, New York. ![]() ![]() Savage Arms Company - Rifles - Utica, New York - 1904
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